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tonight, we look at the unrest in syria. we begin with rula aman from al jazeera who is on the ground in damascus. >> i think for some people it's disappointment, and for many people, they are outraged. they think he should have done much more." they wanted him to address their demands. they wanted him to talk to them. they wanted him to acknowledge the needs and the urgency. >> simon: and then a conversation with middle east observers, rashid khalidi, robert malley, mohamad bazzi, and andrew tabler. >> i think the one message-- and it's not the u.s., it's anyone who could speak to the syrians-- is to say the threshold not to be crossed is the use of indiscriminate violence against peaceful protesters. that's the threshold. we can be very disappointed about the lack of reform and that's a judgment the syrian people are going to have to make but in terms of the use of force against peaceful protesters, that's when i speak about kinsy and that i think should be the message. >> i agree. >> simon: we conclude with a conversation
tonight, we look at the unrest in syria. we begin with rula aman from al jazeera who is on the ground in damascus. >> i think for some people it's disappointment, and for many people, they are outraged. they think he should have done much more." they wanted him to address their demands. they wanted him to talk to them. they wanted him to acknowledge the needs and the urgency. >> simon: and then a conversation with middle east observers, rashid khalidi, robert malley, mohamad...
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frontline's "syria undercover" is available on dvd. to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. frontline is also available for download on itunes. turn to pbs... for stories that define the american experience. it was wild and out of control the flash apparently official revealing our strengths... it shall be called the hoover dam our struggles. he said it is madness beyond measure putting you into history... and taking you to the moment. we have a liftoff these are our stories. it's felt experience our american experience. only on pbs.
frontline's "syria undercover" is available on dvd. to order, visit shoppbs.org or call 1-800-play-pbs. frontline is also available for download on itunes. turn to pbs... for stories that define the american experience. it was wild and out of control the flash apparently official revealing our strengths... it shall be called the hoover dam our struggles. he said it is madness beyond measure putting you into history... and taking you to the moment. we have a liftoff these are our...
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she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in south turkey. >> sir, back in april you yourself said that no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent around doing your own investigations. but that certainly does not seem to be true. >> no, no, no. absolutely. i am sticking to my words. and we are not talking about the commission coming from geneva. we have allowed after the presidential statement adopted by security council we have allowed a mission, a humanitarian mission from ocha. >> but back in april apparently you said you didn't need this. so now under pressure you're allowing some groups in. your president has been promising reforms from before he took power back in 2000, before the baath party congress in 2005 he was promising reforms. other than a few banking reforms there's been none. he's promising reforms months from now. why should anyone believe your pres
she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in south turkey. >> sir, back in april you yourself said that no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent around doing your own investigations. but that certainly does not seem to be true. >> no, no, no. absolutely. i am sticking to my words. and we are not talking about the commission coming...
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the reality is, fareed, there is trouble in syria. syria is divided. there are protests in syria. the protests are not as thick and large as the protests that we have seen in many parts of the middle east, particularly in yemen, tunisia and egypt. they're isolated. you're talking about thousands of protesters as opposed to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. we can explain why. you have multiple factors, many factors that explain the lack of the huge crowds that we have not seen in syria today. >> fascinating account, fawaz, of a syria that perhaps will endure, the regime will endure. but weaken with lower-intensity conflict and the loss of a very crucial ally in turkey. thank you. we will be right back. >> let me ask this simply. who is the good guy in this fact? the mullahs or ahmadinejad? >> the simple answer is none of them. ♪ could that have also inspired its 556 horsepower supercharged engine? ♪ the all-new cadillac cts-v coupe. we don't just make luxury cars, we make cadillacs. her morning begins with arthritis pain. that's a coffee and two pills. the afternoon
the reality is, fareed, there is trouble in syria. syria is divided. there are protests in syria. the protests are not as thick and large as the protests that we have seen in many parts of the middle east, particularly in yemen, tunisia and egypt. they're isolated. you're talking about thousands of protesters as opposed to tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands. we can explain why. you have multiple factors, many factors that explain the lack of the huge crowds that we have not seen in...
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ambassador to syria. keep this in mind -- >> the united nations high commissioner of human rights accused your government and i quote, of a pattern of human rights violations that constitutes widespread or systemic attacks against the civilian population which may amounts to crimes against humanity. they go on to say that you are intentionally going after children. they say children have not only been targeted by security forces, but they have been repeatedly subject to the same human rights and criminal violations including torture with no consideration for their vulnerable status. how can children be targeted and then returned to their parents? or do you deny that's happening? >> absolutely, the children are not targeted by the police neither by the army. but let me comment on what you have just said. the report of the high commissioner is unfounded and biassed. she didn't reflect any of my government's point of view in the report. shep didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syr
ambassador to syria. keep this in mind -- >> the united nations high commissioner of human rights accused your government and i quote, of a pattern of human rights violations that constitutes widespread or systemic attacks against the civilian population which may amounts to crimes against humanity. they go on to say that you are intentionally going after children. they say children have not only been targeted by security forces, but they have been repeatedly subject to the same human...
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can it work in syria? >> well, it's really interesting because just a few weeks ago, jay solomon of "the wall street with assad and he really thought that syria would remain immune to the protests and they were content with the circumstances. had more hathan enough opportuny to express grievances. he is behind the events of the rules in the region find themselves trying to catch up and do something, anything, to basically take the pressure off -- off of themselves and to try to accommodate the demands of people in the streetsor create the appearance. >> i'm sure you heard the speech today, john mccain picked up on president obama's point thinking that libya is different from other hot spots in the region. let me play a clip of what he said. >> let's be clear. gadhafi's brutal and vicious slaughter of fellow arabs and muslims has set libya completely apart from other countries in the region. and it warranted the decisive military response we and our international partners have taken. >> in your view, is it
can it work in syria? >> well, it's really interesting because just a few weeks ago, jay solomon of "the wall street with assad and he really thought that syria would remain immune to the protests and they were content with the circumstances. had more hathan enough opportuny to express grievances. he is behind the events of the rules in the region find themselves trying to catch up and do something, anything, to basically take the pressure off -- off of themselves and to try to...
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between israel and syria. but if a country acts against the peace or stability in our region, of course we react. and if iran (inaudible) we react them awell. our policy is a policy of stability, prosperity and political dialogue. >> rose: so what would you do if iran was providing weapons to hamas which were using those in a counrproductive way? would u oppose tha would you urge iran not to support hamas in that way? >> we have been urging iran for... on many issues including (inaudible) issue or including even middle eastern peace process and other issues. but important, what is the constitution? the solution is a peace in the region and of occupation in palestine. israel should accept (inaudible) middle eastern peace process based on 1967 borders and there should be sustainle peace in the gion. >> rose: and you believe it's a positive step that the palestinians have begun to find some way for fatah and hamas to be togethering? >> yes. this is very positive they will open dialogue in cairo to be with egyptia
between israel and syria. but if a country acts against the peace or stability in our region, of course we react. and if iran (inaudible) we react them awell. our policy is a policy of stability, prosperity and political dialogue. >> rose: so what would you do if iran was providing weapons to hamas which were using those in a counrproductive way? would u oppose tha would you urge iran not to support hamas in that way? >> we have been urging iran for... on many issues including...
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we begin tonight with syria and our keeping them honest. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence from protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force's sudanese commander. not only a commander but also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, a man wanted by the international criminal court for genocide in crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria
we begin tonight with syria and our keeping them honest. for months, we have witnessed the world has witnessed men, women, children, demonstrating the streets. initially they called for reforms. those calls were met with arrests, torture, killing, they began to call for the overthrow of the regime. there has been more bloodshed in syria, and sadly that's nothing new. what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that...
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well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese military commander named lieutenant general mohammed ahmed mustafa al dhabi. not only is he a sudanese military commander, he's also the former head of foreign intelligence in the government of omar al bashir, the man now wanted by the international criminal court for genocide and crimes against humanity. more on that in a moment. today, the head of the arab league team in syria, general al dhabi, told reuters that "things were calm and there were no clashes in homs, " which has for months seen some of the deadliest violence." he went on to say, "the situation seems reas
well, there's been more bloodshed in syria and sadly that's nothing new. but what is new tonight is there's a team of observers from the arab league now on the ground in syria. observers sent to verify that syria's president al assad is keeping his promises to remove military forces from streets, to stop violence against protesters. they've been on the ground about 48 hours. and their initial statements are so far stunning. the chief monitor of this arab league observer force is a sudanese...
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cnn's hala gorani explains how the conflict in syria played out this week. >> reporter: a scene in syria that seemed unimaginable just a few days ago. hundreds of people marched in the streets of the southern city of dara. a cycle of protests, deaths and funerals has gripped the city for a week. >> reporter: more amateur video appears to show syrian security forces firing towards demonstrators in dara wednesday night. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: "how could you kill your own people, you are our brothers," shouts the protester. on tuesday we spoke with an anti-government activist in damascus. >> they had the chance to start listening to the young people of his country. what is happening is devastating. >> reporter: the protests spread friday to another town in the south, sanaa main. the state news agency said several people who'd attacked the army had died. protesters said they were fired at. as the crisis escalates, the presidency of bashar al assad is facing a defining moment. assad was not meant to rule, but his older brother died in a car accident in 1994. his father and
cnn's hala gorani explains how the conflict in syria played out this week. >> reporter: a scene in syria that seemed unimaginable just a few days ago. hundreds of people marched in the streets of the southern city of dara. a cycle of protests, deaths and funerals has gripped the city for a week. >> reporter: more amateur video appears to show syrian security forces firing towards demonstrators in dara wednesday night. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: "how could...
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she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in south turkey. >> sir, you yourself said no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent and doing your own investigations. that does not seem to be true. >> absolutely. i'm sticking to my words. we are not talking about the commission coming from geneva. we have aloud after the presidential statement adopted by security council we have allowed mission, humanitarian mission from ocha. >> syria's ambassador to the united nations on this program. after not allowing human rights delegation into syria. despite whatever he says and whatever his fancy suit and all his talk, he did not allow -- they did not allow -- the government there did not allow a delegation back into syria. then the assad regime reluctantly allowed a humanitarian mission to visit. we got a statement" while there's no country-wide humanitarian crisis, basically t
she didn't even go to syria. she just relied on reports coming from syrian refugees in south turkey. >> sir, you yourself said no international commission needed to come to syria or was allowed to come to syria because your government was perfectly capable of being transparent and doing your own investigations. that does not seem to be true. >> absolutely. i'm sticking to my words. we are not talking about the commission coming from geneva. we have aloud after the presidential...
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the price does not have to be blood at all in syria. but the regime holds the weapons, not the protesters. it's amazing what they are doing. it's absurd. >> you mean the government has said it will address a number of the protester's demands by forming a committee to listen to their concerns. that seems to be their line. what is the reaction to that from the government on the ground? >> well, people don't buy it, no one buys it. this is not the way a country can make reforms. this is what -- the first step to do is release prisoners of conscience from jail. until now, no one has asked the president to leave. there were some voices from outside of the country that said that from our opposition in exile. but as a matter of fact, i haven't heard that from anyone inside syria. everyone is asking for serious reform, a real dialogue. i think i would say the president can do this. the question is, does he want to do that or not? >> so should he go? i know wednesday you said that wasn't what they were asking for. now over the last couple of day
the price does not have to be blood at all in syria. but the regime holds the weapons, not the protesters. it's amazing what they are doing. it's absurd. >> you mean the government has said it will address a number of the protester's demands by forming a committee to listen to their concerns. that seems to be their line. what is the reaction to that from the government on the ground? >> well, people don't buy it, no one buys it. this is not the way a country can make reforms. this...
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syria is a police state. the idea that there are tens of thousands of armed thug ganged who aren't affiliated with the government who are against the government, that's just absurd. >> it is absurd. look, anderson. bashar assad lacks absolute credibility, not only around the world and the international community but with his own people. if there was an ounce of honesty or integrity to the speech, it would have begun by saying i'm going to pull back the syrian military forces who are at the moment, slaughtering the syrian people. and i'm going to investigate the sort of abuses that the military is visited upon the syrian people. but he can't do that because, of course, he's ordered those abuses so this is just further evidence. it sort of delusional if you ask me. he makes the statement but it clearly lacks any truth or sincerity. >> you talked about the arab silence on friday. we heard from the arab league and they said the u.n. shouldn't get involved. outside powers shouldn't go involved in the internal affa
syria is a police state. the idea that there are tens of thousands of armed thug ganged who aren't affiliated with the government who are against the government, that's just absurd. >> it is absurd. look, anderson. bashar assad lacks absolute credibility, not only around the world and the international community but with his own people. if there was an ounce of honesty or integrity to the speech, it would have begun by saying i'm going to pull back the syrian military forces who are at...
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syria as well. unfortunately, we ended up here, especially the issues in hamariggered the situation. >> rose: you do not want to see another hama. >> we said that very clearly. we said we don want to see a new hama happening. >> rose: can he survive? should he survive? do you tell him it's te to go? it's early to make a decision today because final decision will be made by the pele of syria, of course. and i wish sya is not damaged by that. the unity and integrity of syria should remain-- they should act in unity and integrity, and that's how we want to see our neighbor and we want to prepare to-- together the decades and century ahead. >> rose: when you look at turkey's role here, they-- and kind of country it is, some suggest that it might be a model for where some of these revolutions and rebellions might take these countries. >> well, as said before, societies are different. the countries are different. tradition and customs are different. and with all-- they have to be evaluated in their differ
syria as well. unfortunately, we ended up here, especially the issues in hamariggered the situation. >> rose: you do not want to see another hama. >> we said that very clearly. we said we don want to see a new hama happening. >> rose: can he survive? should he survive? do you tell him it's te to go? it's early to make a decision today because final decision will be made by the pele of syria, of course. and i wish sya is not damaged by that. the unity and integrity of syria...
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we have great relations with syria. bo wh the people of syria anwith theovernment of syria. and now we are working hard in order to create a dialogue between the oppition and the government in order to provide the framework for them to reach an agreement. and we believe that this is the only way, the right way. >> charlie: tony blair and part one with our conversation with the president of iran ne. funding for charlie rose was provided by the following: >> eve story needs a hero we can all root for, who beats the odds and comes out on top. this isn't just a hollywood story line, it's happening every day all across america. every time a storefront opens or the midnight oil is burned or when someone chases a dream, not st a dollar. they are small business owners. so if you want to root for a real hero, support small business, shop small. additional funding provided by these funders: captioning sponsed by rose communications from our studios in new york city, this icharlie rose. >> charlie: tony player is here he served as prime minister of great britain f ten years stepping do
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inside syria and outside syria. not every mosque wads demonstration. i would say out of the 3,000 or 4,000 mosques in syria, 70 or 80 were at the epicenter of the demonstrations. >> a pretty extraordinary interview. before do i, i want to point out that what you heard is nothing new. in interview after interview, the syrian government has twisted the truthful let's hear what the ambassador to the united nations said last month. >> they accused your government, and i quote, of a pattern of human rights vial pagss constitutes widespread or systematic attacks against civilian population which may amount to crimes against humanity. they go on to say you are intentionally going after children. they say children have not only been targeted by security forces but they have been repeatedly subject to the same human rights and criminal violations as adults, including tort you are with no consideration for their vulnerable status. how can children be targeted and then returned to their parents? do you deny that's happening? >> absolutely. children are not target
inside syria and outside syria. not every mosque wads demonstration. i would say out of the 3,000 or 4,000 mosques in syria, 70 or 80 were at the epicenter of the demonstrations. >> a pretty extraordinary interview. before do i, i want to point out that what you heard is nothing new. in interview after interview, the syrian government has twisted the truthful let's hear what the ambassador to the united nations said last month. >> they accused your government, and i quote, of a...
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late word, new word, that syria is getting help killing its own people. crackdowns like this on protesters are made possible in part by the rising involvement of iran in syria. iran is helping, according to u.s. officials by training killers, sending personnel and keeping weapons flowing into syria and supplying riot gear. one official says the evidence is coming from american electronic eavesdropping. they say iran is supporting other potential leaders in sear you in case the dictator, bashar assad. he spoke today in damascus but for those that hoped he would change direction he made it clear he's got nothing to offer except the same reform he's been making and breaking for years but he blamed the chaos on what he described as a virtual army of rampaging criminals and said there are about 64,000 dangerous fugitives in syria. imagine, he said, what damage could be caused if a few thousands wanted to carry weapons and engage in sabotage. look at that statement. "keeping them honest," syria is a police state and has been for decades. 64,000 anti-government
late word, new word, that syria is getting help killing its own people. crackdowns like this on protesters are made possible in part by the rising involvement of iran in syria. iran is helping, according to u.s. officials by training killers, sending personnel and keeping weapons flowing into syria and supplying riot gear. one official says the evidence is coming from american electronic eavesdropping. they say iran is supporting other potential leaders in sear you in case the dictator, bashar...
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when you hear the government of syria, the regime of syria saying they're not killing people, that they're not willing innocent people and they're not ordering the deaths of any people, how can they say that when we constantly are seeing she's videos? >> well, they keep lying and lying until they believe what they lie about. i don't know. i mean i don't know if they believe it or not, but the killing is happening on a daily basis. and we is see in front of us today we lost seven children. two women amongst 45 killed today. and the worst is the funeral in one of the i can, another kid was shot. and if they really say that these videos are fake, then let the media go in and let us see if this is real or not. everybody knows that the regime is doing systemic killing on a daily basis. you can also measure it from the number of people killed. they want today, every day 30 to 40 people dead. and we hear the same figure on daily basis, between 30 and 40 people killed on daily basis. as if there is a clear, you know, command, kill between 30 and 40 people every day. this is what happens. >> you we
when you hear the government of syria, the regime of syria saying they're not killing people, that they're not willing innocent people and they're not ordering the deaths of any people, how can they say that when we constantly are seeing she's videos? >> well, they keep lying and lying until they believe what they lie about. i don't know. i mean i don't know if they believe it or not, but the killing is happening on a daily basis. and we is see in front of us today we lost seven children....
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fit the syria complexities? >> yeah. i appreciate that question because i really think we're not doing anywhere enough to support the freedom fighters in syria and to oppose assad. everything that gadhafi did in libya that brought us into the fight there, assad is doing, particularly the slaughter of his own people. and the world leaders are making statements but we're not doing anything. this is not a military conflict now like libya became. this is a case of a peaceful uprising by people wanting to gain more freedom and their government, assad in damascus, turning the military power of the state on them. i think that what we ought to be doing is to give all support we can to the opposition in syria, communications equipment and the like. also just make clear that we're on their side and against assad. and secondly, i would begin to get tough with assad and his family. i would impose sanctions on them, which president obama has iepa, the international emergency powers act. tie up the assad family's wealth, forb
fit the syria complexities? >> yeah. i appreciate that question because i really think we're not doing anywhere enough to support the freedom fighters in syria and to oppose assad. everything that gadhafi did in libya that brought us into the fight there, assad is doing, particularly the slaughter of his own people. and the world leaders are making statements but we're not doing anything. this is not a military conflict now like libya became. this is a case of a peaceful uprising by...
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>> well, the court, icc, does not have jurisdiction in syria as syria is not a member of the -- nonetheless, the icc has jurisdiction when it comes to the type of crime because it's crime against humanity and also the crimes happened after 2002. nonetheless, for the icc to have full jurisdiction on the case, we need a united nations security council resolution. and to have the obama administration board calling for a referral is of extreme importance to start working towards seeing some justice happening in syria. >> does this have an impact? would it have an impact do you think if the u.s. got involved? not sure if bashir is going to be particularly concerned about the icc, is he? >> i think he will be concerned. we're not going to arrest him and bring him to the hague but i think it's important he be identified for the criminal that he is. this ace young man, a young ruler who had illusions about being a member of the community of nations. he is now being banished. what he and his colleagues are doing they're telling us there's a future for syria beyond him. i think for the obama administ
>> well, the court, icc, does not have jurisdiction in syria as syria is not a member of the -- nonetheless, the icc has jurisdiction when it comes to the type of crime because it's crime against humanity and also the crimes happened after 2002. nonetheless, for the icc to have full jurisdiction on the case, we need a united nations security council resolution. and to have the obama administration board calling for a referral is of extreme importance to start working towards seeing some...
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. >> there is a different leader in syria. many parties of both -- members of both parties went to syria said they believe he is reformer. >> now the u.s. officials say the balance shifted in syria and claim assad's days are numbered. >> this guy should go down and he will go down. >> the problem is the slow burn and slow bleed. chronic instability, the arab spring turning to the arab winter. the space available to the united states over the course of the next five years is going to slink in this region. >> moments ago the envoy to the united nations said all ongoing military and police action in the country has stopped. we have heard similar claims before. bret? >> bret: james rosen live at the state department. thank you. >>> libyan rebels say they have taken control of oil refinery. this is unclear how important it is. it's said to be close to capital of tripoli, according to sky news on the ground in zawiya. loud explosions were heard in tripoli today in support of the rebels advance. >>> a leading oil analyst predicts gas
. >> there is a different leader in syria. many parties of both -- members of both parties went to syria said they believe he is reformer. >> now the u.s. officials say the balance shifted in syria and claim assad's days are numbered. >> this guy should go down and he will go down. >> the problem is the slow burn and slow bleed. chronic instability, the arab spring turning to the arab winter. the space available to the united states over the course of the next five years...
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there were protests throughout syria. watch as one person tried to retrieve the body of a dead protester. [ gunfire ] >> driven back by more gunfire. the violent response, the protest comes one day after the syrian regime lifted its state of emergency which has been in effect since 1963. syria now claiming people have the right to protest peacefully, but that claim is clearly false. under the new guidelines, the syrian dictatorship must approve any demonstration. this is, of course, the same dictatorship that says the protesters are part of a conspiracy of islamic militants and foreign forces. so who would apply for a permit to protest and risk being labelled a conspirator? as for the gunmen who fire into crowds, security forces in syria still have legal immunity, so they can do whatever they want and not be prosecuted. that's how syria's dictator bashar assad rules, through fear and his security services. nevertheless, what we are all witnessing is extraordinary, that so many are still demonstrating, even though the gove
there were protests throughout syria. watch as one person tried to retrieve the body of a dead protester. [ gunfire ] >> driven back by more gunfire. the violent response, the protest comes one day after the syrian regime lifted its state of emergency which has been in effect since 1963. syria now claiming people have the right to protest peacefully, but that claim is clearly false. under the new guidelines, the syrian dictatorship must approve any demonstration. this is, of course, the...
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cooper, syria is a third world country. and you not only have to update your legislation to be a democratic country, but you have to update the culture of the people, the culture of the soldier who is faced with violent demonstrator who is trying to attack him. >> you're saying that syria is a third world country, and yet this president has been in power for 11 years. for his father was in power for 29 years before that. if in fact syria is still a third world country, doesn't the leadership have some blame in that? in 2005, i read a speech that your president gave saying that computers were an enemy of the arab people, that computers were designed to destroy the arab people. >> who said that? >> your president said that. >> the background of my president is a reformist, and he's the one that introduced before being president, introduced the internet service to syria. hoe has just recently one month ago lifted the ban on youtube, on blogging, on facebook, and you can see the facebook now in syria, and everything. >> in 2005
cooper, syria is a third world country. and you not only have to update your legislation to be a democratic country, but you have to update the culture of the people, the culture of the soldier who is faced with violent demonstrator who is trying to attack him. >> you're saying that syria is a third world country, and yet this president has been in power for 11 years. for his father was in power for 29 years before that. if in fact syria is still a third world country, doesn't the...